Monday, 19 January 2009

I have been catching up with all the food posts as much as i can today.
Shyama's computer is still in the place were it is given for fixing and I am using hubbies pc. Everytime he is not using I have been grabbing them :-).

Normally I am bloghopping much more, but as the computer is not there it , I must admit I did more other things.
I had heaps and heaps of ironing to do, which I did today so that is a plus piont of the busted computer.
When hubby don't use Shyama wan't to use them for doing her schoolwork etc..... and now I send her to play her violin in her room so I can have the pc :-)

Now to the cooking, I made Asha's Butter chicken .I made them for our saturday dinner.
It was just yummy delicious. As it is weekend i did papadoms also. Ofcourse while hubby and daughter was drooling , i just told them don't touch the food, I have to take a picture.
The butter chicken was so yummy there was nothing left at all, and I was surprised how easy they were to make.Asha had written in her place make the dish a day ahead so it taste better. .

3 boneless,skinless Chicken Breasts,cubed to bite sized piece (Marinate these chicken piece for 1 hour with 1 tsp tandoori powder, 1 tsp corriander powder, little corriander leaves, few chillies with few tbsp ofyoughurt. ( if you like you can add a little red food colouring to the marination, this it toatally your choice)

Heat 1 tbsp oil,fry onion slices until soft and reddish on the edges.Add ginger and garlic and saute for a minute.Put them all into a blender.Now toast the coriander seeds,2 cardamoms peeled and seeded,cashews or Almonds, until you get an aroma.Add to the blender along with chilli pd,paprika,turmeric and Tandoori masala,tomato sauce,blend to a smooth paste.Take it out in to a bowl.Heat 1/2 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp of Butter in a pan.

Add ground paste and fry until it leaves some oil on top.It will be quick since they are already fried.Add 1 cup water,boil and turn down the heat to low,add half and half or milk while stirring constantly until well mixed and simmering.Add cooked chicken,Garam Masala, Nutmeg ,Tandoori pd and Fennel pd.When you see oil specks on top,add last of butter and turn off the heat,and let the butter melt.Mix well,(Again this is personal choice, you ant the sauce to be more red like the take away add a bit of red foof coloring)

To Serve:

Garnish with minced cilantro and dot with cream just before serving.Serve with Basmati rice,Pita or Parathas or Naans with a salad and crisps.

I served them with a simple peas pulao.

You can get the recipe from here , with the same sauce she has made a vegetarin kofta, which also look so yummy.
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butter chicken looks delicious.now that you have put up those pics of the mini-chocolate pots i am going to have to go out and get me some...its too tempting to ever give up on chocolate (read i am trying to lose weight):)

Oh, so beautiful! so much better than mine with Tandoori chicken added. Good job, F! Glad your family liked it. Rice with cashews looks yum too and those papads is mouthwatering. I tend to microwave them which makes them dry and not so good but quick! Hugs to you, enjoy! :))

Happycook, I love your Butter Chicken. I must try that. Wouldn't it be great if we could trade? I give you some piña colada pudding and you give me some butter chicken. How does that sound? :) Have a wonderful week.

I had the same problem with my Laptop. Was it a virus issue? I too could do a lot more things when I did not have the PC with me. Food blogging gives lot more right?. Butter chicken is my daughters favorite. Looks delicious. I bake them in oven too. Deep fried tastes better though.

Hi,Happythe butter chicken looks so delicious and creamy ..I even peeked into your Chicken Piccata recipe ..yumm..how lovely of them to wait , so that you can take pictures of food..my liitle one is just impatient sometimes !...hugs and smiles